February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals Defeating the ‘But They Were Drunk Too’ Defense: Leveraging Criminal Causation Standards in High-Conflict Custody Impairment Cases
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals The 45-Day Death Sentence: Why Missing the Grace Period for Appellate Filings Is Fatal in Guardianship and Family Law Matters
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Juvenile Justice Texas Court of Appeals Fourth Court of Appeals Reaffirms Legal-Sufficiency-Only Standard in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Fourth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief in Bexar County Divorce and SAPCR Action
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals The 7-Year Wait: How ‘Due Diligence’ Limits and Oral Pronouncements Apply to Community Supervision Revocations
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Custody Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Fourth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief in Bexar County SAPCR Proceeding
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Incurable’ Trap: Why Getting a Judge to Disregard Surprise Therapy Testimony Isn’t Enough to Preserve Error in Texas Family Courts
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Arbitration Delegation: El Paso Court Reaffirms That AAA Rules Strip Trial Courts of Power to Decide Enforceability of PMAs and MSAs
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Leapfrog the Trial Court: Appellate Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Mandamus Sheriffs Who Refuse to Enforce Writs
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Pay the Clerk or Lose the Custody Battle: 14th Court Reminds Appellants that Procedural Defaults are Fatal
